Ballynote Kennels

10 week old Maltese pups available, male and female , ikc , wormed , vaccinated. Eating solids . Raised indoors in a busy household with children , more teens than anyone needs 😉 a weird cat , ponies and other dogs . Absolutely gorgeous dotes . I’ll add videos in comments . Indoor homes only . Private message me or ring on 0862270312

Peanut the Puppy !

HONEY IS BOOKED FOR HER NEW HOME with a lovely family - thanks for all your inquiries- Honey is looking for a family of her own . She’s two years old . Beautiful personality, excellent with other dogs ( she really loves them) loves children . Has not meet toddler or babies yet . Is mannerly but still young so can get excited and giddy . She does know how to walk on a lead but hasn’t done it in a while . She’s not used to urban areas and would need slow introduction to traffic . She’s happiest outside and loves running in fields . She would not suit apartment living . She would suit a family the most , as she really loves children . Loves to carry a stick but won’t ever give it back to you till she ready 🤣

Text or call me on 0862270312 .

I know someone asked me before if I knew of a Springer or cocker that’s need a home but I can’t remember who . ( sorry head like a sieve )

Gone to rescue

This is Holly she is a 7 month old springer mix.

Holly needs a quiet home preferably with out children as she is a very shy girl, Holly will need someone who has experience with shy dogs to build her confidence she is very loving when she can trust you she will also need training as to walk on a lead and just get her use to everyday things as she has lived in a quiet country side.
Holly is also good with other dogs and would love a confident dog to show her the ropes.

If you feel you can open your home to her please call and see her we open from 10am till 2pm there is a 45euro Adoption fee

Hard to believe she’s a real puppy and not a teddy x

Important- if anyone has ever gotten a puppy from me can you please check that your ikc paperwork is registered to you . Ive recently realized some pups ( now dogs ) are still in my name and I’ve no current contact numbers for owners .
This paperwork will look like the image and is different than your vet / Fido / microchip paperwork . It’s super important to have this in your own name incase your dog ever gets lost etc .
The form is easy to fill out . Thanks in advance.

Teenagers - pups 5 to 14 months

This is the age frame a lot of puppies find themselves landed in the pound or put out the back for life ..
I personally find these months are the toughest , it seems like your charming baby puppy is now a half grown gangly mess who has decided he’s forgotten all the nice manners you thought him .

He’s jumping up on you , he’s lounging at all kinds of passing people on lead , hes trying to jump straight over your fence , for no apparent reason other dogs aren’t as tolerant of his puppy play and actually he’s kinda harassing other dogs , he’s decided to demand bark at you if you too slow opening a door or giving him his dinner , he’s forgotten how to come when you call him , he’s taken a step backwards with toilet training , he’s now capable of chewing not just the chair leg but the whole couch too , he can open your front gate , he has no notion of coming back to you when he sees another dog , he’s figured out to help himself to food on the counter and he’s decided Now’s a good time to investigate the neighborhood on his own .
It’s a huge test of your patience and your love .. doesn’t look anything like the andrex add .. and €100s of euros if your stuff could get destroyed ... teenagers are a pain in the ass .

My advice -
1
Deep breaths , as with everything in life challenging times do pass
reward good behaviors, if he’s doing something good make it plain your happy , screaming about bad behavior is understandable but really achieves sweet f**k all most of the time . Rewarding the good behavior will encourage more of the good behavior.
2
DONT over exercise , it’s tempting to tire him out , but you may just end up amping him up . Regular and repeated exercise is more efficient than mammoth occasional exercise.
3
Be consistent , don’t just give in and abandon all expectations, if it’s important to you he sits before you open the door , then every single time wait till he sits till you open the door . And make sure everyone in the house is doing the same thing . No point in you training the dog to have all four legs on the ground on greetings if your 20 year old son is patti f his chest for the dog to jump up on him .
4
Watch your language , stick to short instructions. Ie “come here “ as opposed “ do you want to come in?” , be concise it will help him focus
5
Food puzzles and Kong’s - theses are amazing for helping them use up some of that’s nuts energy . Use them for a meal and you’ll have a tired dog
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Top up on the training , it might feel like he’s forgotten some of his basic training , he’s not being stubborn or trying to spite you , he’s full of hormones and it’s frazzled his brain . A repeat of Training would be beneficial.
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Get him to focus on you when around dogs , now is not the time for off lead play with other dogs unless with an experienced dog handler who understands dog play and dogs body language.
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Expect them to wreck stuff and have stuff for them to wreck - you can see in the pic - this doll is hardly going to survive Honeys teenage phase .
9
Again Deep deep breaths 😂

Some thoughts on A child’s responsibility

For a child and pup to grow up , in love with each other is a life enhancing experience. For both pup and child - to know each other and experience all the fun and merriment of childhood together can’t be replicated by too many other relationships.
So for every child dog relationship their are different responsibilities and approaches , some people will expect their children to take full responsibility for all the pups needs , watering , feeding , cleaning , exercise.

Even though I believe that’s a great way to get a child to learn responsibility, even though there’s no right or wrong , I personally take a different route .
I’m literally the dogs body , doing the feeding / cleaning and the vast majority of the exercise ( especially when it’s raining ) . I don’t want my pups to feel discomfort from late breakfasts or Akward lead walking , I definitely don’t trust that the children will be any help cleaning up Pooh 😂 and I want to have those fundamental routines set in stone for my young pup .

For my children I’ve focused that they learn kindness and unconditional love for a pup , that they are involved in the training , and the grooming . That they spend time playing gently or cuddling on the couch . I find these are really very bonding experiences , I know my dogs will bond fully with me as I’m main provider of bacon 🥓 and I’m around them all day , but I want these pups with their mouths full of teeth to really really love my children .

The take away for my children is they understand unconditional love , they’ve developed an incredible empathetic attitude towards animals , they are in tune with a dogs needs and routine , they’ve learned a god deal of basic puppy training and that they will hopefully use if they grow up to have companion animals in their life’s . All the feeding and cleaning comes in time but the beginning is just love 💗

Not a hope she’s going out in that weather 🤣 her reaction when I asked if she wanted to go out !